Season Records
This is a partial list listing the past 15 completed regular seasons. For the full season records, see here.
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| Year | Record | Win % | Place in AL West | Playoffs | Notes |
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| 1998 | 76–85 | .472 | 3rd | ||
| 1999 | 79–83 | .488 | 3rd | ||
| 2000 | 91–71 | .562 | 2nd | Won ALDS vs Chicago White Sox, 3–0 Lost ALCS vs New York Yankees, 4–2. |
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| 2001 | 116–46 | .716 | 1st | Won ALDS vs Cleveland Indians, 3–2 Lost ALCS vs New York Yankees, 4–1. |
Tied the regular-season record with 116 wins, but went 4–6 in the playoffs. |
| 2002 | 93–69 | .574 | 3rd | Celebrated 25th anniversary of the franchise | |
| 2003 | 93–69 | .574 | 2nd | ||
| 2004 | 63–99 | .389 | 4th | Ichiro had 262 hits, which broke the 84-year-old hit record. | |
| 2005 | 69–93 | .426 | 4th | ||
| 2006 | 78–84 | .481 | 4th | ||
| 2007 | 88–74 | .543 | 2nd | Celebrated 30th anniversary of the franchise | |
| 2008 | 61–101 | .377 | 4th | Worst record in AL heading into All-Star break, first team of 2008 to record a 100-loss season.
First team of 2008 to officially be eliminated from the 2008 playoffs. Worst record since 1983, which was the last time they had lost over 100 games in a season. First team in MLB history to lose 100 games with a $100 million payroll. Dave Niehaus won the Ford C. Frick Award, presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. |
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| 2009 | 85–77 | .520 | 3rd | Ichiro set the new record for most consecutive 200-hit seasons at 9. | |
| 2010 | 61–101 | .377 | 4th | Félix Hernández won the 2010 AL Cy Young Award.
Ichiro and Franklin Gutiérrez won the 2010 Rawlings Gold Glove awards for AL Right Field and Center Field, respectively. Former Executive Pat Gillick was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Ichiro had his tenth consecutive season batting over .300 with 200 hits, winning a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and appearing in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
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| 2011 | 67–95 | .414 | 4th | Pitchers Félix Hernández, Brandon League, and Michael Pineda were named all-stars, but only League and Pineda appeared in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | |
| 2012 | 75–87 | .463 | 4th | Featured a combined no-hitter and perfect game by Félix Hernández. Became the first team in MLB history to both win and lose in perfect games in one season. Ichiro was traded to the Yankees on July 23. |
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